WINONA, Minn. – The MinnState faculty union is pleased with the finalists for the state chancellor job. Jenna Chernega, state president of the Inter-Faculty Organization, said that both Tonja Johnson of the University of Alabama and Scott Olson of Winona State are “strong finalists with diverse career experiences and backgrounds in higher education.” Chernega, a sociology prof at Winona State, noted that the search committee included leadership of faculty and staff collective-bargaining units and also student groups. The MinnState governing board will announce its choice May 9.
